12
Apr 1926:Director of Operations and Intelligence/Deputy Chief of the Air Staff.

1 Jan 1930:
Appointed as an Additional Member of the Air Council.

6 Feb 1931:
Relinquishes his appointment as an Additional Member of the Air Council.

6
Feb 1931:AOC, Wessex Bombing Area.

26
Sep 1931:AOC, RAF Middle East.

14
Jan 1935:Air Member for Supply and Organisation.

1
Sep 1937:Chief of the Air Staff.

He entered Sandhurst after leaving Bedford School. Learning to fly in 1911 (RAeC Certificate No 144
on 3 October) he
was selected to set up a military flying school in India., but still being in
Britain on the outbreak of WW1, he was absorbed into the RFC. In 1916 a fire in
No 12 Sqn's bomb store threatened the airfield but timely action by Newall
himself prevented serious damage and injury, an act of conspicuous gallantry for
which he was awarded the Albert Medal.The beginnings of a strategic bomber force were madein late 1917 with the formation of the 41st Wing tasked with attacks
behind the German lines.By early
1918, this force had been upgraded to Brigade status (VIII) but when further
upgraded to become the Independent Force he was superseded by Trenchard who had
recently resigned as CAS.

On 28 January
1936 he was one of three officers representing the Air Council at the funeral of
HM King George V. As CAS,
he was responsible for requesting Dowding to delay his retirement at the
critical point of the start of the Battle of Britain and was also responsible
for persuading the Cabinet not to accede to a request from Churchill, then in
Paris, for a further six squadrons to be sent to France.Instead he got agreement for the squadrons to be operated from bases in
Britain over France. Unfortunately, he was not considered to possess the
strength of personality needed to lead the RAF any further into World War Two
and was replaced as CAS by Sir Charles Portal in late 1940.For the remainder of the war and into 1946 he fulfilled the duties of
Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of New Zealand, proving to be an ideal
choice as New Zealand came under threat from the Japanese. As
a Marshal of the RAF he attended
the funeral of King George VI.

On the 3rd January,1916,at about 3
p.m., a fire broke out inside, a large bomb store belonging to the Royal Flying
Corps, which contained nearly 2,000 high explosive bombs, some of which had very
large charges, and a number of incendiary bombs which were burning freely.
Major Newall at once took all necessary precautions, and then, assisted by Air
Mechanic Simms, poured water into the shed through a hole made by the
flames. He sent for the key of the store, and with Corporal Hearne,
Harwood and Simms entered the building and succeeded in putting out the
flames. The wooden cases containing the bombs were burnt, and some of them
were charred to a cinder."